The missing ink : the lost art of handwriting
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New York : Faber and Faber, 2012.
Edition
First American edition
Physical Description
270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Fremont Co. - Riverton - Nonfiction | 745.61 HENSHER | On Shelf |
Hot Springs Co. Library - Nonfiction | 651.7 HENSHER | On Shelf |
Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 745.61 HENSHER | On Shelf |
Sheridan Co. - Fulmer Branch - Nonfiction | 652.1 HENSHER P | On Shelf |
Western Wy Community College - Hay Library - Main Collection | 652.1 H396M 2012 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Faber and Faber, 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: London : Macmillan, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-267).
Summary
When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what one of his closest friend's handwriting looked like, he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. It dawned on him that, having abandoned fountain pens for keyboards, we have lost one of the ways by which we come to recognize and know another person. The Missing Ink tells the story of this endangered art. Hensher reflects on what handwriting can tell us about personality and personal history: are your own letters neat and controlled or messy and inconsistent? Did you shape your penmanship in worshipful imitation of a popular girl at school, or do you still use the cursive you were initiated into in the second grade? Hensher guides us through Arabic calligraphy and the story of the nineteenth-century handwriting evangelists who traveled across America to convert the masses to the moral worth of copperplate; he pays tribute to the warmth and personality of a handwritten note. With the teaching of handwriting now required in only five states, and many expert typists barely able to hold a pen, the future of handwriting is in jeopardy. Or is it?
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hensher, P. (2012). The missing ink: the lost art of handwriting (First American edition). Faber and Faber.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hensher, Philip. 2012. The Missing Ink: The Lost Art of Handwriting. Faber and Faber.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hensher, Philip. The Missing Ink: The Lost Art of Handwriting Faber and Faber, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hensher, Philip. The Missing Ink: The Lost Art of Handwriting First American edition, Faber and Faber, 2012.
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